Extension top table



Junev .7, 1932. H. A. HALL.

EXTENSION TOP TABLE Filed Dec. 3, 1950 flfforneya.

Patented June 7, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HARRY A. HALL, OF NEWCASTLE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO THE HOOSIER MANUFAC- TURING COMPANY, 013 NEWCASTLE, INDIANA, A CORPORATION EXTENSION TOP TABLE Application filed December 3, 1930. Serial No. 499,766.

lowered position will lie under the table top sections when they are brought together and whereby, upon pulling apart the top sections one from the other, the leaf may be raised into position and be supported in the plane of the top sections and in such manner as to permit the top sections to be brought against the leaf.

Other objects reside in the particular combination of elements permitting the produc- 1 'tion of an extensible table at a relatively low cost and that may be free from complicated mechanisms. These and other objects will become apparent in the following description of one particular form of the invention as illustrated 111 the accompanylng drawing,

in which Fig. 1 is a bottom plan view of a table embodying my invention;

Fig. 2, a longitudinal vertical section on the line 22 in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3, a vertical transverse section on the line 33 in Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing, in which like characters of reference indicate like parts, I

On the sides of the bars 18 and 19 respective ly are the slides 20, 21 and 22, 23, here shown as being interconnected in each group by a pinion gear 24: engaged in the rack bars car- ,ried by each of the slides, all in the customary and well known manner. The table section 25 is fixed to the slides 21 and 22 and the table section 26 is fixed to the other slides and 23 whereby the two sections 25 and 26 may be moved toward and away from each other. The skirt members 14: and 15 are cut away from the top edges to receive thereacross the leaf 27 whereby the leaf may rest across the members to have its upper face just below the undersides of the top sections 25 and 26 as they may be moved together over the leaf.

The leaf carries the rods 28 and 29 spaced apart in parallel relation across the under side thereof and rockably held in the attaching brackets 30, 31 and 32, 33. The ends of' the rods 28 and 29 which extend outwardly beyond the attaching brackets are bent crankshaped to have outturned ends pivotally entering the respective skirt members it and 15, the whole arrangement being such that the leaf may be lifted and swung't/o an upper position as indicated by the dash lines, Fig.

2, to have an edge of the leaf rest on the top edges of the skirt members with the crank arms of the rods inclined slightly theretoward. it-h the leaf in this upper position, there is no tendency for it to drop downwardly on account of the angularity of the rod arms and the resting of the leaf on the upper portions of the skirt members. The table top sections 25 and 26 may then be pushed inwardly to engage the leaf 27 therebetween.

VVhen it is desired to remove the leaf, the top sections 25 and 26 are pulled outwardly away from the leaf and the leaf is then lifted and swung over toward the top section 26 and downwardly into the cut away portions of the side members to rest thereacross whereupon the top sections 25 and 26 may then be pushed thereover and brought into contact one with the other. It is thus to be seen that I have produced an extensible table having one piece side skirt members with a leaf attached thereto that may be available when desired to have a top of a greater area than the normal sections provide. It is also to be seen that by the simple method of at-taching the leaf to the skirt members, I have provided a safe and certain method whereby, even though the top sections 25 and 26 should be accidentally withdrawn from the leaf, the leaf will not drop downwardly until it is actually lifted and swung away from its normal upper position.

I claim:

1. In a table, a pair of relatively fixed skirt members notched from their upper edges, a leaf adapted to rest across the skirt members within said notches. a top section adapted to be moved over the skirt members and over said leaf when resting in said notches, and means hinging said leaf to said skirt members permitting the leaf to be raised inparallel relation-above said top section and then lowered to within the plane of the top section and there held by contact with the skirt members.

2. In a table, a pair of relatively fixed skirt members notched from their upper edges, a

leaf adapted to rest across the skirt members within said notches, a top section adapted to be moved over the skirt members and over said leaf when resting in said notches, and omeans-hingmg said leaf to said skirt mem bers permitting the leaf to be raised in parallel. relation to said'top section to within the plane of the top section, and saidmeans also causing, the leaf to beshifted to have one edge :to rest across the top edges of said skirt members when movedto the raised position.

3. In a table, a pair of spaced apart relatively fixed skirt members having notches cut in their top edges, a top section on each side of said notches adapted to be brought one against the other above saidnotches, a leaf adapted to be received across said skirt members in said notches to permit said top section tomove thereover, and a pair of spaced apart armspivotally interconnecting the leaf with each skirt member, said arms having a length to permit the leaf to be lifted and swung from out of saidnotches into the plane of said top 4. In a table, apair of spaced apart relatively'fixed skirt members having notches cut in their top edges, a top section on each side of said notches adapted to be brought one against the other above said notches, atleaf adapted to be received across said skirt members in said notches to permit said top section to move thereover, and a pair of spaced apart arms pivotally interconnecting the leaf with each skirt member, said arms having a length to permit the leaf to be lifted and swung'from out of said notches into the plane of said top sections, and into contact with the tops of the skirt members with arms inclined toward the points of contact, for holding said leaf against direct downward movement when in the raised'position. g

5. In atable, a pair of spaced apart'relatively fixed skirt members having notches cut in their top edges, a top section on each side of said notches adapted to be brought one against the other above said notches, a leaf adapted to be received across said skirt membersin said notches to permit said top section to move thereover, and a pair of,

sections and into contact with the tops of spaced apart arms pivotally interconnecting the leaf with each skirt member, said arms having a length to cause the leaf to swing from out of said notches into the plane of said top sections, and also to cause the leaf to swing over by one edge onto the top edges of the skirt members adjacent said notches to have said arms inclined theretowards.

6. In a table, apair of top sections adapted to be shifted toward and away from each other, a pair of relatively fixed members under the top sections, a pair of spaced apart arms pivotally interconnecting the leaf with each fixed member, saidarms having a length to raise "the leaf above. the fixed members, a leaf across and hinged through said arms to said fixed members whereby the leaf may be raised and lowered in vparallel relation to the top sections by swinging it about the arms, and a shoulder on each fixed member having a top surface in the plane of the under side of said top sections, said leaf being so hinged to said fixed members as to be adaptedto be swung upwardly-around and onto said shoulders by one edge.- e

7. In a table, a pair of top sections adapted to be shifted toward and away from each other, a pair of relatively fixed members under the top sections, a pair. of spaced apart arms pivotally interconnecting the leaf with each fixedmember, said arms having a length:

to raise the leaf abovethe fixed members, a leaf across and hinged through said arms to said fixed members whereby the leaf may be raised and lowered in parallel relation to the top sections by swinging it about the arms, and a shoulder on each fixed member having a top surface in the plane-ofthe under side of said top sections, said leaf being so hinged to said fixed members as to be adapted to be swung upwardly around and onto said shoulders by one edge to have said arms inclined toward the shoulders.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature HARRY A. HALL. 

